Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Malawi
Malawi: Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year was 0.5686 in 2026. ▼ Falling
Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Malawi, 2012–2026
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.5686 for share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in 2026. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 86.2% on the previous year and down 93.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Malawi peaked at 10.17 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.5686, in 2026.
Malawi ranks 58th of 229 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.32 | 6.78 | 10.17 | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.1 | 0.5686 | 7.74 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 55 Papua New Guinea 0.614 compare
- 56 Panama 0.5827 compare
- 57 Comoros 0.5755 compare
- 59 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.5346 compare
- 60 Portugal 0.518 compare
- 61 Montenegro 0.4705 compare
More reference data data for Malawi
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1596 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3426 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.87 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Malawi?
- Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Malawi was 0.5686 in 2026, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 10.17 in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5686 in 2026.
- How does Malawi rank for share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year?
- Malawi ranks 58th out of 229 countries with data for 2026.
- Is share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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